Justine Bunka, MD

Justine Bunka, MD
Justine Bunka, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine


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Justine Bunka, MD, is a board-certified pediatric physician practicing at Bronson Rambling Road Pediatrics Oshtemo in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a graduate of Michigan State University of East Lansing, Michigan, where she earned an undergraduate degree in nutritional sciences with a specialization in health promotion. She then completed medical school at Michigan State University, completing clinical rotations in Flint, Michigan. After medical school, she completed a pediatric residency at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Following residency, she spent a year and a half in a pediatric nephrology fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Shortly after, she moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she began practicing general pediatrics at Bronson Rambling Road Pediatrics Oshtemo, were she continues to practice today. Her clinical interests are pediatric obesity, hypertension, and nutrition.

  • Board Certification

    • American Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
  • Education and Training

    • Residency 2015, Pediatrics, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners
    • MD 2012, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
    • BS 2007, Nutritional Sciences, Michigan State University
  • Research

    • Pediatric Obesity
    • Pediatric Nephrology
    • Pediatric Hypertension
  • Presentations

    • Caretaker and Pediatrician Knowledge on Current Nutrition Guidelines and Perceptions of Healthy Eating Counseling in Outpatient Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Ventrella M, Giaquinta M, Bunka J, Hasan S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023